Engineering Jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

EH&S Technician

The EH&S Technician provides on-site Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) field support in Plaquemine, Louisiana. This role primarily focuses on worker safety, OSHA compliance, and EPA compliance through active engagement in the field.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide 80% EH&S field coverage focused on:
• Worker safety monitoring
• OSHA compliance support
• EPA compliance support
• Conduct field observations and engage with workers to promote safe work practices.
• Communicate safety expectations clearly and effectively to site personnel.
• Partner with EH&S peers to ensure consistent safety coverage across designated areas.
• Support site safety initiatives as directed by EH&S leadership.
• Escalate concerns or findings appropriately to EH&S management.

Must-Have Skills & Qualifications

• Strong communication skills (critical for success in this role)
• Basic understanding of workplace safety principles
• Previous safety training or EH&S experience is preferred, but not required
• No specific technical or “hard” safety certifications required for consideration

Work Environment

• 100% On-site
• Field-based safety role within a chemical manufacturing environment

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• Serving in command of key communication and surveillance facilities around the globe

• Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
• Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges

Company Overview

The Newtron Group is one of the largest privately held specialty industrial construction companies in the United States and a recognized leader in industrial and mission critical electrical industry.

We provide integrated solutions including electrical construction, automation, analytical systems, heat tracing, and design-build services across a wide range of industrial and manufacturing sectors.

With a nationwide presence and long-standing relationships with manufacturers, suppliers, and vendors, The Newtron Group delivers innovative, turnkey solutions from concept through construction that help clients reduce cost, improve reliability, and accelerate project delivery.

Position Overview

The Newtron Group is expanding our Preconstruction Team with emphasis on expanding our Design-Build capabilities.

The Electrical Engineer – Design Build / Preconstruction will support estimating, preconstruction, and project teams by identifying design gaps, constructability issues, and code compliance concerns within issued drawing packages and progressed BIM models.

This role plays a critical part in:

• Improving bid accuracy
• Reducing execution risk
• Temporary power design assistance
• Supporting field teams with timely engineering analysis
• Strengthening our design-build capabilities

This position reports directly to the Director of Preconstruction and collaborates closely with estimating, BIM/VDC, procurement, scheduling, and construction teams across the organization.

This role does not serve as Engineer of Record and does not assume design liability for final stamped drawings.

Key Responsibilities

1. Preconstruction & Estimating Support

• Perform technical reviews of issued drawing packages, specifications, and owner standards
• Identify design gaps, ambiguities, conflicts, and code compliance concerns
• Validate raceway sizing, conductor counts, and fill assumptions
• Review voltage drop impacts on feeder and branch circuits
• Assist estimators with scope validation and risk identification
• Develop technical narratives, clarifications, and proposal assumptions
• Participate in constructability reviews to ensure systems are practical, code compliant, and aligned with field installation methods
• Support the development and evolution of internal preconstruction tools, systems, and processes

2. Design Gap Resolution & Technical Analysis

• Raceway fill calculations
• Voltage drop calculations
• Equipment sizing validation
• Short-circuit and coordination review support (as required)
• Arc flash study review support
• Temporary power design including load and lighting calculations
• Additional responsibilities include:
• Reviewing vendor submittals for electrical scope gaps
• Reviewing shop drawings and prefabrication details
• Identifying design deficiencies early and assisting teams with RFIs and change documentation
• Helping prevent field rework and schedule impacts through early design validation

3. Field & Execution Team Support

• Provide technical support to project managers, superintendents, and field leadership
• Assist with interpretation of drawings, specifications, and electrical code requirements
• Support resolution of unforeseen site conditions or design conflicts
• Review proposed field modifications for compliance and risk
• Participate in project kickoff meetings, constructability reviews, and coordination meetings
• Contribute to post-project look-back meetings for continuous improvement

4. Code Compliance & Risk Mitigation

• National Electrical Code (NEC) interpretation and application
• Owner standards and project-specific electrical criteria
• Applicable Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements
• This role ensures proposed solutions remain compliant while protecting the company from assuming unintended design liability.

5. Collaboration & Communication

• Estimating and Preconstruction Teams
• Project Management and Field Supervision
• BIM / VDC Teams
• Prefabrication and QA/QC Teams
• Coordinate with external design professionals when necessary to clarify design intent and resolve discrepancies.

6. Position Boundaries

This position:

• Does not serve as Engineer of Record (EOR)
• Does not stamp or seal drawings
• Provides engineering support in a design-assist and validation capacity
• All final design responsibility remains with the project's designated design professional.

7. Desired Outcomes & Value to the Company

This role is designed to strengthen the company's technical capabilities and support successful project delivery by:

• Improving bid accuracy
• Identifying design gaps early in the project lifecycle
• Reducing field rework and schedule impacts
• Strengthening technical credibility with owners and contractors
• Providing engineering support to field teams without assuming design liability

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Design experience
• Ability to run electrical calculations to ensure NEC code compliance
• Ability to use engineering software for calculations and verifications
• Advanced user of Bluebeam Revu
• Experience with client technical submittals
• Experience in communicating directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• Extreme attention to detail
• Persistent work ethic
• After hours work, social activities and training
• Team building skills
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Ability to read material and comprehend content
• Excellent note taking skills
• Knowledge of the BIM/VDC process
• Personable and outgoing
• Commitment to research and development for continuous improvement of our preconstruction processes

Why join The Newtron Group?

• Work on large-scale industrial and mission-critical projects
• Collaborate directly with senior leadership and preconstruction teams
• Help expand design-build capabilities at a national electrical contractor
• Gain exposure to estimating, engineering, BIM/VDC, and field execution
• Contribute to projects from concept through construction
• Opportunity for professional growth within a nationally recognized contractor

Senior Construction Specialist

Job Description: Leads the construction management work process discipline, demonstrates lead competencies of directing others, staffing, planning and controlling projects. Ensures construction of facilities meet EHandS, quality, cost and schedule per the businesses requirements.

Typically, at this level would lead several intermediate site executed projects up to a single large project. Requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

Responsibilities

Champions the use of construction safety best practices and drive to a zero-incident safety culture on contracts.

Leads the Construction Management staff on a particular project, including visible, proactive leadership in all matters related to safety, quality, schedule and cost.

Develops a Construction Management plan to identify construction resource needs for a specific project. Ensures that the budget reflects the plan and works with the project manager, if discrepancies arise. Works with construction resource leader to fill the positions.

Provides the construction expertise in the Front End Loading (FEL) of a project. Minimizes construction costs through proper planning, technology, application and constructability techniques.

Provides input to the Contract Labor Strategy. Manages the construction companies, the labor contracts, resolves claims, monitors and controls labor cost.

Understands and utilizes the Global Capital Work Process (GPM) Construction Work Process discipline. Utilizes the Construction expertise networks.

Assists in the development of effective construction integrated schedules. Ensures that construction schedules are met or that discrepancies are communicated in a timely fashion.

Minimizes start-up and operability issues through the use of quality plans.

Coaches and mentors new and inexperienced construction personnel.

Uses in-depth knowledge of internal and external standards and practices; and knowledge of constructability processes and how to effectively apply to specific project situation to perform role.

Drives the utilization of best practices and technology on project.

Provides continuous improvement feedback to business technology centers and the hardware disciplines on most effective technology (MET) that will enhance safety, cost, and productivity on future projects.

Experience

Bachelor's degree plus construction, engineering, manufacturing or related experience preferred. In lieu of degree, equivalent years of experience required.

Confidential Opportunity – Operations Support Specialist

A well-established organization in the energy sector is seeking an Operations Support Specialist to support daily operations across locations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working cross-functionally to keep operations running smoothly. The position offers exposure to a wide range of operational, administrative, and coordination responsibilities and plays a key role in supporting both field and office teams.

Job Summary

The Operations Support Specialist serves as the strategic financial and administrative anchor for our high reliability utility operations between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will act as a key liaison providing you with direct visibility and collaborative access to regional leadership, operations and the corporate finance department.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze current financial processes at the facility and recommend improvements to the General Manager.
• Assist in creating and maintaining the O&M budget and reporting monthly financials to operations staff.
• Perform necessary General Ledger (GL) reconciliations and accruals.
• Create and maintain key monthly operational reports for internal and external stakeholders

Utility & Project Coordination

• Track and analyze utility consumption, costs, and sales variances across various locations.
• Create and track project budgets and actual expenditures
• Manage the purchase order process, including entering and tracking POs and processing incoming invoices

Administrative & Operational Support

• Assist in maintaining relationships with key vendors and managing the vendor input process.
• Support the accounting department in daily, monthly, and annual activities.
• Process credit card expenses for the management and operations staff.
• Represent the unit professionally in interactions with various internal and external customers.
• Proactively manage the procurement of office and facility supplies, ensuring the team is always equipped with the resources needed for uninterrupted operations
• Drive the logistics for on-site meetings and VIP visits, agenda support, including catering coordination, space preparation, and internal hospitality requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this specific environment, we are looking for:

• The Driver: Someone who doesn't wait for instructions but sees a gap and fills it.
• The Closer: A person who takes pride in meeting deadlines and "chasing people down" to get the necessary data for a report.
• The Analyst: Someone with a high degree of intellectual curiosity who wants to understand the "why" behind the numbers
• Administrative Resource Management: Driving site culture and full ownership of the site’s supply chain for non-technical inventory, including office essentials, assisting in event planning and ensuring the administrative engine of the plant runs seamlessly.

Professional Experience & Knowledge:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience involving financial modeling, accounting, and capital spend tracking. 2+ years of office administrative experience

Technical Skills & Requirements:

• Strong oral and written communication abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for creating spreadsheets and using formulas
• Systems: Experience with ERP software is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

Airgas is Hiring for a Medical Sales Specialist for the Gulf Coast region. Baton Rogue is the central point of the territory, but can be located in New Orleans as well.

At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

We are looking for you!

• If you have 5+ years of B2B sales experience, preferably in the medical field.
• If you're looking for a long term, career growth opportunity with a stable company.

As a Medical Sales Specialist, you will drive area revenue growth by identifying profitable business opportunities and evolving existing sales models to meet shifting customer needs. You will serve as a strategic bridge between the field and corporate, managing technical projects from design to execution while tracking progress against long-term corporate goals. Additionally, you will support Account Managers by developing data-driven analysis tools and monthly financial reports to ensure operational excellence and budget compliance

• Drive business and sales growth within the designated area.
• Engage with customers to thoroughly understand both current and future needs.
• Identify profitable growth opportunities and actively participate in transformational initiatives, such as business model evolution.
• Develop and implement a robust "controlling" model to enhance the accuracy of business activity analysis.
• Contribute to the monitoring and progress tracking of the five-year strategic corporate program.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly Flash analysis.
• Execute assigned projects, which typically involve design, engineering, and execution, under routine supervision.
• Collaborate closely with internal departments (engineering, manufacturing) and external suppliers as needed.
• Guarantee that all projects adhere to technical specifications, deadlines, and budget constraints.

Required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a science, business, or a related field is strongly preferred
• Sales Experience: A minimum of five years of proven outside business-to-business (B2B) sales experience is mandatory, including success in solution-selling concepts and a demonstrated history of managing a defined sales territory, preferrably in the medical field or medical gas industry.
• Consultative Sales: Proven success using a consultative sales approach to establish a comprehensive mix of sales solutions and products by providing multiple layers of customer value.
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated success leveraging a deep understanding of the customer's business, current macroeconomic and microeconomic trends, industry trends, and identifying potential new business opportunities.
• Technology Proficiency: Experience with collaborative customer success management (CSM) platforms, such as Google Space and Salesforce.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Prioritization: Knowledge of customer segmentation and the ability to prioritize targeting customers that deliver the highest value to Airgas.
• Communication: Must possess excellent written and oral communication, listening, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Industry Knowledge (a plus): Familiarity with industrial and specialty gases, or prior industrial gas/welding supply sales experience.

Other Requirements:

• Transportation: Must have reliable transportation, a current driver’s license, and minimum liability insurance as required by the state of vehicle registration.

The Director of Biomedical Engineering serves as a trusted leader and steward of medical technology, ensuring our caregivers are equipped with safe, reliable, and high-quality equipment to serve patients with compassion and excellence. Guided by our mission to improve the health and lives of the communities we serve, this role partners with clinical, operational, and regional leaders to thoughtfully manage the full lifecycle of medical equipment—balancing innovation, regulatory integrity, and responsible resource stewardship.

The director of biomedical engineering and capital asset planning/management is responsible for 1) overseeing the procurement and contracting of the biomedical engineering outsourced services and original equipment manufacturer service contracts and 2) overseeing medical equipment capital lifecycle and spend aggregation for better value including medical equipment capital negotiations, medical equipment retirement recommendations, and category/sub-category standardization efforts.

Job Responsibilities

Biomedical Engineering Services

Provide oversight to outsourced biomedical engineering vendor as a functional expert

Provides and keeps abreast of the biomedical equipment management standards of The Joint Commission, CMS, and other applicable regulatory bodies

Establishes key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure vendor performance. Prepares regular reports on vendor performance, customer feedback, and KPIs for senior management in FMOLHS markets

Ensures timely start and end of service contracts when medical equipment is replaced

Reviews invoices for appropriate charges per the contract

Collaborate with hospital and clinic department leaders on the appropriate service level and vendor for both new and existing medical equipment

Negotiate service contracts with outsourced biomedical engineering vendor and original equipment manufacturers for both installed base equipment and point of sale service contracts from original equipment manufacturers during capital acquisition

Medical Equipment Capital Asset Planning/Management

Develop multi-year medical equipment capital acquisition & replacement plan

Create multi-year medical capital equipment acquisition plan by partnering with the regional market leaders to aggregate regional plans and take advantage of our collective size when going to market for new medical capital equipment

Collaborate and communicate with key regional stakeholders on an on-going basis to ensure coordination and support

Implement total cost of ownership framework for medical equipment capital acquisitions

• Develop and implement total cost of ownership model to provide the basis for medical equipment acquisition decision making
• Develop and implement ongoing utilization and biomedical engineering cost dashboard for key medical capital equipment categories

Partner with clinical team members to manage supply utilization related to the medical capital equipment

Lead medical equipment capital negotiations

Serves as system leader and chief negotiator for capital medical equipment

Leverages GPO agreements and group buy opportunities for system benefit

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years of leadership experience with a background in clinical engineering

Bachelor's Degree required - Biomedical Engineering or related field

Other Skills and Abilities- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills; In depth knowledge of standards established by the Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies; In-depth knowledge of many different types of patient care equipment

Job Title: Documentation Administrator (Doc Admin)

(Turnaround Project)

Shift: 12-hour shifts

TWIC Card Required

Position Overview:

The Doc Admin will be responsible for managing and organizing all documentation and technical data within the chemical plant. This role ensures compliance with all regulations, safety standards, and operational efficiency protocols. The Documentation Administrator plays a critical part in maintaining accurate and accessible records to support the plant’s operational excellence, especially during turnaround projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Document Management

• Organize, maintain, and update all safety manuals, operational protocols, and technical data sheets.
• Ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, and complies with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Collect and analyze production data to inform operational decisions.
• Prepare regular reports on plant performance metrics, productivity, and efficiency.

Compliance & Quality Control

• Ensure all documentation consistently meets environmental and safety regulations.
• Assist with regular audits and support quality assurance initiatives to uphold compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Prior experience with documentation or data administration in an industrial or chemical plant setting is preferred.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a plant environment.
• Strict adherence to safety protocols required, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Position involves 12-hour shifts as part of a turnaround project.
• Must possess a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card.

Job Title: Scheduling Technologist

Position Summary:

The Scheduling Technologist manages capital and expense project schedules by collecting contractor updates, integrating daily progress into the master Primavera P6 schedule, and proactively informing construction managers of schedule risks, delays, or deviations. As the central point of schedule intelligence, this role is critical for maintaining project alignment and ensuring timely execution across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop, integrate, and maintain comprehensive master project schedules across all phases: Front-End Loading, Detail Design, Procurement, Construction, and Start-up/Commissioning.
• Establish schedule baselines and support ongoing performance reporting to ensure projects remain within approved timelines and tolerances.
• Gather and coordinate schedule data inputs from various disciplines and functions for accurate forecasting, resource loading, and reporting.
• Identify schedule deviations, engage project/turnaround steering teams to determine root causes, and coordinate appropriate mitigation actions.
• Develop and assess conceptual schedules to evaluate alternative strategies or address potential scheduling risks.
• Maintain and update project schedules throughout the project lifecycle; incorporate modifications due to scope changes or delays.
• Integrate cost estimates with resource-loaded schedules to align the estimated scope of work with the project timeline.
• Utilize Primavera P6 for schedule development, maintenance, and reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience scheduling in a chemical or refining manufacturing facility.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 (required).
• Ability to work a 4x10 schedule (four 10-hour days) with flexibility to support extended, weekend, or night shifts as required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, capable of prioritizing and accomplishing tasks independently.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license.
• Valid TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) card.

Why work with the OpTech & GTECH?

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Role: Senior Integration Planner (I&E Consultant)/Sr. Technical Planner

Location: Plaquemine, LA

Onsite Requirement: 100%

Duration: Thru 7/31/2026 with potentials of extension or more

Job Overview

Highly technical planning role requiring deep expertise in instrumentation and electrical (I&E) planning for repairs identified during the turnaround.

Top Requirements & Experience

At least 5 years of relevant instrumentation/electrical experience.

(Very interested in I&E consultants from companies like Westgate, Triad & MMR)

Must be highly knowledgeable in I&E systems and industrial maintenance planning.

Chemical plants or refineries industry experience.

TWIC required.

Description

Creates job packages from the work order scope which contains all of the information regarding required labor material and services to ensure safe, effective and efficient execution of the work. Requires advanced skills and expertise in a range of processes, procedures, and systems, and or specialized technical expertise within an analytical scientific method or operational process to perform a broad range of complex work assignments. May act as a working team lead, providing subject matter guidance and coordinating work of others. Collaborate with

Operations Turnaround Coordinator, Lead Planner (strategy and quality), Cost Controller (accurate cost estimates) and Scheduler (integration into master schedule)

Responsibilities Duties:

• Uses feedback from the person doing the work to optimize the work plans.
• Reviews work orders for technical completeness and returns work orders to gatekeeper, if not complete.
• Carries out field checks, when needed.
• Prepares job package and inputs plan into Global Engineering and Maintenance Tracking System (GEMTS) indicating the required resources, materials, and services.
• Identifies task activities necessary to execute job plan, and identifies materials tools equipment required to perform tasks.
• Identifies solicits safety information and requirements necessary to safely perform tasks.
• Supports Maintenance Procedure Use Policy by ensuring all job packages include a procedure or the task is on the Procedure Exemption list before the job package is released.
• Checks that all Maintenance Procedures include a hazard assessment.
• Serves as a technical resource during procedure creation and review, as needed.
• Creates, develops, changes, updates job procedures and checklists, and initiates procedure Management of Change (MOC), as required.

OpTech/GTECH is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.